New Built PC does not detected HDD

AshyCFC · Jan 13, 2015

Hi there, I have recently built this system:

Athlon 860K
4GB RAM
HD 6770
Corsair CX 750M(I know inefficient but it was just sitting around my home)

WD 1TB HDD

I am able to get the PC turning on however when I attempt to install windows the HDD is not detected by windows installer or the bios, the CD drive however is.

I have tried plugging the Sata cable into a different port as well as checking the power cable was in correct and still the HDD is not detected, what exactly haven't I done with the brand new HDD that I needed to?

YourLocal · Jan 13, 2015

You might need to RMA the Hard Drive. Put it in another computer if you have another one. See if it boots up and asks for a OS.

Neur0nauT · Jan 13, 2015

Within your BIOS settings you should be able to change the SATA hard disk controller mode. There should be two settings available: AHCI and IDE.

What model of motherboard do you have?

AshyCFC · Jan 13, 2015

It's this one, and I went into the bios yesterday to check if the HDD was there.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4726#ov

There's 3 options available AHCI Native IDE and something else, it is currently set to AHCI.

Neur0nauT · Jan 13, 2015

The third SATA controller setting might be automatic. You could try changing it to that.

Failing that, I would update the Bios: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4726#bios

If that doesn't work, check with another SATA cable, or try the HDD in a different PC.

AshyCFC · Jan 13, 2015

trying a different cable if that fails i'll try it in another PC.

Do you think it's because the drive isn't formatted or something that it isn't detected, it is literally brand new fresh out of the box(as all of the pc components are)

McDuncun · Jan 27, 2015

Sometimes and this has happened to me... Just go to the boot device priority in your BIOS, so the HDD is priority numuro uno... That`s not the boot priority btw...

Neur0nauT · Jan 27, 2015

AshyCFC :

The new drive should still be detected within BIOS even if it is not formatted yet. So if you cannot see it there then something is not right. Do like I said and update your motherboard bios, however you will probably have to download the bios update from a different PC and put it onto a bootable USB stick. The motherboard website has a guide on doing this here

If it is still not detecting the new hard drive and if it is not detecting on another PC, then you might need to RMA it.

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